UNION AIRWAYS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 14, 17 January 1936, Page 6

UNION AIRWAYS

PALMERSTON TO DUNEDIN SERVICE INAUGURATED 1 Per r.ese Association. T PALMERSTON N., Jan. lu. Flying to schedule the Kotiku in- ! augurated the Union Airways ser j Dunedin from this terminus this morn |ing carrying fourteen passengers. TWO SERVICES CO-ORDINAT-ING. i | [ Per Tiess Association. I BLENHEIM, Ju. 16. | j .Tne trunk air service was inaijgj-it i to day with the arrival of the K-.> ; tuku from Palmerston North, folio vc-i I a few- minutes later by the Cook i Strait machine from Wellington The two services are co-ordinating pe feet ’I - ami the weather continues ideal KARORO TRAVELS NORTH ] SIX PASSENGERS ABOARD I Fer Press Association. ] DUNEDIN, Jan. 16. The Union air liner Karoro, with Eiight-Lieut. Gerrard in charge, left ’he Taieri airport at 11.33 this morn ing on the first scheduled flight to Palmerston North with four passengers : for Christchurch ami two for Palmers- ! Iron North. i — 400 PASSENGERS i COOK STRAIT SERVICE I Fer r.eas Awociation. I WELLINGTON. Jan. 16. Rapid popularity has been achieved | •. the air service across Cook Strait. In the last J 5 days over 400 passengers were carried and full loads are now being taken on practically every trip and an extra afternoon crossing from Wellington to Blenheim and back to | Wellington has had to be introduced 1 to cope with the demand. I Cook Strait Airways desire to carry ]-I nils a- well as passengers, but have had no definite advice from the GovI eminent.